dose any one use a cold weather screen?

[Big Red Monster]

i was thinking about getting a cold weather grille cover from fia for my truck. dose anyone use these in the winter or is it not worth it?

 

[Canadian Expy]

I used one on 79 F150 when I lived north of the city, made starting easier I think the battery liked it.(less cold air blowing over it.)

 

[Lane24]

I had one on my V6 Explorer just because it came with it when I bought the little guy.. it was nice cuz it doubled as a bug screen in the summer. You just snapped the heavier one on in the winter. It seemed to get the heater temp up a bit sooner than running without it. I don't use one with the Expy, but I plug in the block heater when ever it gets to -20 degrees or colder ( which is about -4 US degrees) and try not to park it facing the north wind. These big V8's tend to make a lot of their own heat, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt as long as you get one where you don't have to drill holes in your grill.

 

[Big Red Monster]

yea the one from fia uses stick on fastners but im considering to make my own that can be zip tied to the grill i just hate that once its warmed up it looses the heat so fast when i park for an hour or so and i dont have a remote start (yet) so I would like it to warm up quicker lol

 

[GAINMOB]

what is your location?

 

[99 Expy]

It wont hurt by any means, but I have never used them, and winters here get to -40+ on days, and mine starts fine. I have a block heater but have never used it, it just takes a lot longer to warm up.

 

[Big Red Monster]

I live in chicago, nothing to extreme but it dose get pretty damn cold sometimes, i just want to be able to make my truck warm up quicker so it dont have to idle as long

 

[99 Expy]

We hit -29 Monday, and it started ok, and it was ready to go about 20 minutes later. I dont think a cover will really make a huge difference for your starting, a block heater would be the way to go if you have one.

 

[Big Red Monster]

unfortunately no block heater. i dont have trouble starting it it fires right up i just want to keep more heat in so the heat gets hot faster

 

[ELVATO]

Get E-fans and let it set for a few mins before moving? Is it just a cover/cloth that restrict airflow?